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Friday, December 27, 2024Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed BKN by 11 after the first quarter and won 96–87.

Final · Box score
Knicks108
Magic85
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 Knicks 0; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +23
Final · Box score
Spurs96
Nets87
Q1 SAS -11; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Pacers105
Celtics142
Q1 BOS +17; Q2 BOS +22; Q3 BOS +25; Q4 BOS +37
Final · Box score
Wolves113
Rockets112
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 MIN -8; Q4 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Grizzlies132
Pelicans124
Q1 MEM +7; Q2 MEM +13; Q3 MEM +16; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Cavs149
Nuggets135
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +15; Q3 CLE +15; Q4 CLE +14
Final · Box score
Mavs98
Suns89
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +16; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Warriors92
Clippers102
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +19; Q4 LAC +10
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The lead · Spurs-Nets

San Antonio climbs out of an 11-point hole against Brooklyn

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-110+12+9SAS AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1130332296
Nets2219212587
Who led
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 34, 15, 25, 28, 20, 42, 30, 26, 42, 19SAS19 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Julian ChampagniePoints, last 10 games: 12, 30, 12, 19, 11, 8, 7, 15, 9, 18SAS18 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Keon JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 6, 12, 5, 0, 8, 15, 12, 25BKN25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Shake MiltonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 6, 12, 5, 12, 11, 4, 20, 16BKN16 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Boston posts the night's biggest win

Boston beat Indiana by 37, the widest margin of 8 games.

MIN over HOU1MEM over NOP8SAS over BKN9DAL over PHX9LAC over GSW10CLE over DEN14NYK over ORL23BOS over IND37Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Wolves-Rockets14
Spurs-Nets13
Cavs-Nuggets13
Warriors-Clippers10
Grizzlies-Pelicans0
Mavs-Suns0
Shot of the night

Ant's three with 23 seconds left puts the Timberwolves ahead, 113-112 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Nuggets combined for 284, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 149, Nuggets 135
284
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 132, Pelicans 124
256
Pacers-CelticsPacers 105, Celtics 142
247
Wolves-RocketsWolves 113, Rockets 112
225
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 92, Clippers 102
194
Knicks-MagicKnicks 108, Magic 85
193
Mavs-SunsMavs 98, Suns 89
187
Spurs-NetsSpurs 96, Nets 87
183
MIN won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Wolves-RocketsWolves 113, Rockets 112
+1 MIN
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 132, Pelicans 124
+8 MEM
Spurs-NetsSpurs 96, Nets 87
+9 SAS
Mavs-SunsMavs 98, Suns 89
+9 DAL
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 92, Clippers 102
+10 LAC
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 149, Nuggets 135
+14 CLE
Knicks-MagicKnicks 108, Magic 85
+23 NYK
Pacers-CelticsPacers 105, Celtics 142
+37 BOS
SAS erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-NetsSAS won · Spurs 96, Nets 87
11 pts
Wolves-RocketsMIN won · Wolves 113, Rockets 112
8 pts
Knicks-MagicNYK won · Knicks 108, Magic 85
3 pts
Warriors-ClippersLAC won · Warriors 92, Clippers 102
2 pts
Jarrett Allen shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jarrett AllenCLE · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
77% (10-13)
Amen ThompsonHOU · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
JaMEM · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
MobleyCLE · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 44 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
67% (16-24)
Final · Wolves-Rockets
Wolves 113Rockets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves22351937113
Rockets21313228112
The story
Julius Randle had 27 points and 8 assists as Minnesota beat Houston 113-112

Fred VanVleet led Houston with 18 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 27 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST · 10-16 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 37-28.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +1+5−8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Alperen Sengun led the game in fantasy with 54.9 FPTS (38 PTS, 12 REB)

Final · Cavs-Nuggets
Cavs 149Nuggets 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs40403633149
Nuggets38273634135
The story
Donovan Mitchell's 33 points carried Cleveland past Denver, 149-135

For Denver, Jamal Murray had 27 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB 33 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 10-17 FG, 6-12 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 40-27, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +2+15+15+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Celtics
Pacers 105Celtics 142
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers22233327105
Celtics39283639142
The story
Boston beat Indiana 142-105 behind 22 points and 13 rebounds from Jayson Tatum

Tyrese Haliburton paced Indiana: 19 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 7-15 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

A 39-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
400 +17+22+25+37 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.4Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 19.4 in 18 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.4 in 28 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Jaylen Brown leads the day with 44

Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 22, 14, 11, 19, 19, 35, 23, 44Celtics-Pacers · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jerry Stackhouse DET, Oct 31, 2000: 44 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Season high44 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Alperen SengunPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 11, 26, 13, 23, 17, 16, 10, 38Rockets-Wolves · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Trey Murphy IIIPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 25, 21, 16, 28, 26, 21, 21, 35Pelicans-Grizzlies · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 13, 30, 20, 37, 43, 23, 27, 35Suns-Mavs · L
27.5 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Jonathan KumingaPoints, last 10 games: 33, 13, 20, 20, 20, 11, 11, 26, 14, 34Warriors-Clippers · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 18, 12, 20, 18, 27, 19, 22, 33Cavs-Nuggets · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jonathan KumingaGSW+4.1 20.2 last 10 · 16.1 season
Mikal BridgesNYK+3.6 21.7 last 10 · 18.1 season
Jalen SuggsORL+3.3 20.1 last 10 · 16.8 season
Deni AvdijaPOR+3.3 16.3 last 10 · 13.0 season
Cameron JohnsonBKN+3.0 22.5 last 10 · 19.5 season
Cold
Anthony DavisLAL−5.6 20.1 last 10 · 25.7 season
Bennedict MathurinIND−4.0 12.7 last 10 · 16.7 season
Dalton KnechtLAL−3.8 6.1 last 10 · 9.9 season
Dennis SchroderGSW−3.6 13.0 last 10 · 16.6 season
DeMar DeRozanSAC−3.5 17.2 last 10 · 20.7 season